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Han: A crisis faced by the Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
The Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health, established in 1967, is a historic journal that has published 42 editions to date. Moreover, it has the highest impact factor among 23 journals in the field of dentistry that are searchable in the Korea Citation Index. Despite its lengthy history and notable accomplishments, the Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health is facing an operational crisis to the point that it is experiencing difficulties in collecting enough articles for publication this year. It is believed that this may be attributable to the influence of the evaluation system of universities that give greater recognition to articles that are published in international databases, such as SCI or SCOPUS. However, since every researcher has the desire to share his or her work with as many people as possible, it is natural that they want to publish articles in international journals.
As of 2018, a total of 223 journals are registered in the medical sciences field in the National Research Foundation of Korea, with another 48 candidate journals. Among these, there are 4 SCOPUS-registered journals and 8 PubMed Central-registered journals in the field of dentistry. Among the 4 SCOPUS-registered journals of dentistry, 3 are English language journals, while 1 is Korean/English language journal. The Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health is a Korean/English bilingual journal with the ability to publish articles in English, but most of the articles are being published in Korean. Scientific writing is not required in English. It is also true that it is necessary to publish the research results in Korean so that they can be read more widely in Korea.
The Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health has reached a point in time were efforts from all of its members are needed to revive and further advance its original publication goals. For this purpose, what is needed above all is sincere encouragement and interest from many researchers.
June 2018
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